Tag: Shally’s favourites

I read this article from Dr Michael Greger about the significantly lower rates of cancer in India as compared to the USA and was absolutely blown away. I mean, US men get 23 times more prostate cancer than men in India?! Whaaaat? Americans get between 8 and 14 times the rate of melanoma, 10 to … Continue reading My favourite, easy, go-to Dal→

In our house, we LOVE ramen. Before we became vegan, there was a time when Max and I used to go and have ramens for lunch at least once every week. There was a little restaurant run by Japanese guys down the road from my office and they had a lunch special where you could … Continue reading Ultimate Vegan Ramen→

I posted our favourite overnight chia seed pudding recipe a while back, which is Max's absolute favourite weekday breakfast. BUT, I find that to be toooooooo cold to eat on a freezing cold Winter's morning. Especially since we wake up when it is still dark outside! So I went looking (experimenting) with different, warm, things that … Continue reading Creamy Oats with Nuts and Berries→

We went to a German restaurant, which served Bavarian style dishes, a couple of weeks ago with some visiting friends. Unfortunately, it seems that Bavarian cuisine is a bit light on the vegetarian/vegan dishes, but when we asked which dishes were vegan/could be made vegan, we were surprised to hear that the potato salad was … Continue reading German Potato Salad→

One of the very first dishes that I tried to make when I moved out of home was chicken curry. I'm an a BIG chicken curry FAN. Mmmmmm....the smell when it is cooking, the flavours, the gravy, ah, no words can describe or do it justice. You can imagine, then, how I missed having chicken … Continue reading Delicious Vegan “Chicken” Curry→

Although it is her holiday at the moment, my dear wife was working very dedicatedly today and so I got some free reign in the kitchen to prepare some lunch. Generally my attempts at cooking lead to very mixed results but today fortune was with me and the resulting dish turned out really well (or … Continue reading Penne with Cauliflower and Tomato Sauce→

We LOVEEEEEEE spaghetti bolognese and it is one of the few things that we were really sad to say goodbye to when we stopped eating meat. BUT, I just couldn't accept it. I searched the internet for vegan versions and came across very many, but none sounded just right. Lentils didn't appeal. Then, I came … Continue reading Vegan Tofu Spaghetti Bolognese→